Writing.
Notes on backend, AI, and system design. Things I learned building, and things I studied until they made sense.
- 2026-07-14Backpressure is a feature, not a failureWhy a system that says no under load is healthier than one that swallows everything and falls over.Systems2 min read
- 2026-06-02Serving embeddings without melting your p99Batching, caching, and the small decisions that keep a vector search path fast when traffic is spiky.AI2 min read
- 2026-04-21The write-ahead log, explained by rebuilding oneA from-scratch WAL to make durability and crash recovery feel obvious instead of magic.Databases2 min read